Boys of Wartime: Will at the Battle of Gettysburg

Informationen zum Autor Laurie Calkhoven (www.lauriecalkhoven.com) lives in New York City. Klappentext In 1863! 12-year-old Will! who longs to be a drummer in the Union army! is stuck in his sleepy hometown of Gettysburg! Pennsylvania! but when the Union and Confederate armies meet! he and his family are caught up in the fight. Zusammenfassung The second exciting book in the series about boys swept up in the historical fight for freedom Twelve-year-old Will wants to be a drummer in the Union army! but he's stuck far from the fighting in his sleepy hometown of Gettysburg! Pennsylvania. Then the Union and Confederate armies meet in Gettysburg! and Will and his family are caught up in the ferocious fighting. From delivering important messages and helping captured slaves escape Confederate soldiers to even saving a young soldier's life! Will takes readers on a journey through one of the Civil War's most significant battles. And when the fighting is finally over! Will witnesses President Lincoln deliver his famous Gettysburg Address! and he knows firsthand the truth behind his words.

Product details

• Authors: Laurie Calkhoven
• Publisher: Puffin USA
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.02.2012
• EAN: 9780142419878
• ISBN: 978-0-14-241987-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Boys of Wartime (Quality); Boys of Wartime; Boys of Wartime
• Subject: Children's and young people's books